Planner

Proposed Interview Date: Wednesday 25 November 2026

Closing Date: Sunday 15 November 2026

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: FC8 £43,437.09 - £47,604.34 per year

Working Pattern: 36 Hours per week

Location: Fife House, Glenrothes

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.

Job Details

Would you like to work for an award-winning Planning Service?

Fife Council's Planning, Climate and Sustainability Service is recruiting a Chartered Planner (RTPI) (FC8) to join one of our Development Management teams.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced planning professional to play a key role in shaping the future of Fife. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload of planning applications, provide professional planning advice, engage with applicants, agents and communities, and contribute to the delivery of high-quality outcomes across the area.

Fife offers a unique planning environment, combining major settlements, thriving towns and villages, coastal communities and rural areas. As a result, the postholder will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of development proposals, including housing, commercial, tourism, renewable energy, agricultural and community developments.